Thursday, February 11, 2010

The last meeting of the Vancouver Surface Design took place on February 8th, 2010, hosted at the home of Michelle Sirois-Silver in Vancouver. Aside from a discussion of our Exquisite Corpse project and exhibition (which is planned for fall of 2010), we enjoyed a low-key evening of show-and-tell and discussion of upcoming events. Next meeting will be at the home of Catherine Nicholls in West Vancouver on Monday May 3rd at 7pm. As this will be our pre-summer-break meeting, it was also be our annual pot luck supper. The theme of the meeting will be design/sketch/inspiration/journal books that you use in your design process. Contact Jennifer Love for info about meetings and/or Call for Entry for the Exquisite Corpse show.

Vancouver Island Surface Design (including members from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands) also meets on a regular basis. They are planning an exhibition, Current Threads, at the Ladysmith Art Gallery, for the month of August, 2010. Please contact Susan Purney-Mark for more info.

The last Sunshine Coast Surface Design meeting took place Feb 3rd at Jennifer Love’s new studio, Foxglove Studio Two, in Pender Harbour. The next meeting will be held at the home of Connie Chapman on Wed, April 7th at noon. Her info: 5469 Julman Rd., West Sechelt, 604-885-7332. Contact Jennifer for information

Jan 21 - March 21, 2010: "Sport Re-imagined," a group exhibition showcasing artists whose work challenges, re-imagines and reinterprets sport and the paraphernalia and constructs that surround it. Includes work by BC SDA member Angelika Werth. Leigh Square Community Arts Village, www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts (the image is from Angelika Werth's collection)

Jan 23 – April 4, 2010: “Quilt of Belonging,” a 120 foot long Fibre Art Tapestry that is going to be on exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery during the Vancouver Olympics. 13750-88th Avenue, Surrey,BC. www.quiltofbelonging.ca/

Starting Feb 22, 2010 for six sessions over six weeks: Dyeing Fabrics through Resist Techniques - with Mariana Frochtengarten. Dunbar Community Center, Vancouver. Full description, days, hours, cost and on-line registration are available in the following link:

THE VANCOUVER GUILD OF FIBRE ARTS will be celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2010 with a fibre retreat in the beautiful forests of Loon Lake Camp, B.C. The two week retreat will offer workshops in surface design, draping for sewing, lace knitting, collage, quilting, mark making on cloth, book making, doll making – to name a few – as well as areas for self directed work. Nancy Crow will be one of the instructors. Registration, class lists and calendar are posted on their web site – www.vgfa.org/ Questions: Anne Love 604 922 3033.

Brochures with maps are available at Recreation Centers and local businesses. For maps or more info see web site www.gobc.ca/ , or call Judi at 472-2429. Alison at 721-3118, Ester at 658-4523

May 17 to 23, 2010: “Interlacement - a Fibre Symposium.” The Greater Vancouver Weavers & Spinners Guild is turning 75 in 2010. Interlacement will feature Workshops and Lectures with BC and International Fibre Artists at Capilano University, North Vancouver. Full details are on the Guild's website: www.gvwsg.com/interlacement/overview-of-events/